I thought this was fairly straightforward

[hasugopher]

sam, I think as a standard line, this is pretty bad. However, that said, perhaps against this particular opponent, and with your read, it was played ideally. IE some players will 3-bet liberally and c-bet nearly every time, but given that he 4-bet and you still called, he has to realize you probably always have a monster here, and he still pushes. I'd usually instacall this, but given your read and explanation, it's hard to argue against. If nothing else, I think you bring up a good concept. It reminds me a lot of a situation like calling a flop c/r with an overpair, only to fold to a strong turn lead. Same concept (you don't know he's going to make that bet), just different situations.